The Boston Globe Collection: 140 Years of History

In celebration of its 140th birthday, The Boston Globe is opening its vault, bringing you the past 140 years through headlines and pictures. Here’s the first installment . . . and look for updates every week.

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    The front page of the first-ever edition of The Boston Globe, published March 4th, 1872. Click to magnify.

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March 16, 2012
Mark Twain dictating his autobiography in Dublin, New Hampshire in the summer of 1906.

Mark Twain dictating his autobiography in Dublin, New Hampshire in the summer of 1906.

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March 16, 2012
Jackie Robinson sits in the dugout during his first game as a Brooklyn Dodger. On the date of this photo, 4/11/47, Robinson became the first African American in major league baseball. Fans reach over from behind the dugout for autographs during this exhibition game at Ebbets Field.  

Jackie Robinson sits in the dugout during his first game as a Brooklyn Dodger. On the date of this photo, 4/11/47, Robinson became the first African American in major league baseball. Fans reach over from behind the dugout for autographs during this exhibition game at Ebbets Field.  

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March 16, 2012
While Navy sailors transport gear from their landing craft to shore, an Army nurse wades ashore with her G.I. shoes slung around her neck and her coveralls rolled above her knees. Naples Harbor, Italy. 11/5/45

While Navy sailors transport gear from their landing craft to shore, an Army nurse wades ashore with her G.I. shoes slung around her neck and her coveralls rolled above her knees. Naples Harbor, Italy. 11/5/45

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March 16, 2012
English model, actress, and singer Twiggy. 3/19/67

English model, actress, and singer Twiggy. 3/19/67

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March 16, 2012
This photograph captures almost the entire field of runners in the 1938 Boston Marathon. Hopkinton, MA. 

This photograph captures almost the entire field of runners in the 1938 Boston Marathon. Hopkinton, MA. 

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March 16, 2012
Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler sings to a sellout crowd at the Capitol Theater in Concord, N.H. with the group Aerosmith for the first time in several years. Photographer: Jim Cole 6/3/1984

Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler sings to a sellout crowd at the Capitol Theater in Concord, N.H. with the group Aerosmith for the first time in several years. Photographer: Jim Cole 6/3/1984

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March 8, 2012
Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan laughs while Frank Sinatra joins in with a smile at a “prelude to victory” dinner in New York. 10/1/1980

Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan laughs while Frank Sinatra joins in with a smile at a “prelude to victory” dinner in New York. 10/1/1980

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March 8, 2012
Babe Ruth signing autographs at the Polo Grounds before a game with the Giants. April 1935- one month before Ruth left the Boston Braves (now the Atlanta Braves) in a trade to the New York Yankees.

Babe Ruth signing autographs at the Polo Grounds before a game with the Giants. April 1935- one month before Ruth left the Boston Braves (now the Atlanta Braves) in a trade to the New York Yankees.

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March 8, 2012
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. walks between seven-year-old Eva Gracelemon (left) and 10-year-old Aritha Willis as he escorts the school children to formerly all-white schools in Grenada, Mississippi. 9/20/66

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. walks between seven-year-old Eva Gracelemon (left) and 10-year-old Aritha Willis as he escorts the school children to formerly all-white schools in Grenada, Mississippi. 9/20/66

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March 8, 2012
Jim Boudreaux, lineman for the Boston Patriots (now the New England Patriots), gets his ankle wrapped by Patriots trainer Bill Bates. Photographer: Jack Sheahan. 7/19/66

Jim Boudreaux, lineman for the Boston Patriots (now the New England Patriots), gets his ankle wrapped by Patriots trainer Bill Bates. Photographer: Jack Sheahan. 7/19/66

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